Saint Qin Batu

Chapter 3 Asking Zhao Mansion
In front of the gate of the Zhao Mansion in Handan, the young servant looked at Zhao Ji with a strange face, hesitated for a while and said: "Miss, please wait a moment, the villain will report to the master."

"Boom!" The vermilion gate of Zhao Mansion was closed again.

Looking at the familiar door in front of her, Zhao Ji's mouth turned bitter.Once upon a time, I was the most favored child in the Zhao family, loved by my father, doted on by my mother, and my brothers cared for me in every possible way.Now, I have become someone else's wife, not to mention that I have not brought the family the benefits they expected, and I often need help from my family.The father lost the kindness of the past, only majesty remained, and the mother did not greet her with care everywhere, and most of the brothers complained that she was ignorant of human affairs and ruined the family tradition.

In this turbulent age, human life is worthless, not to mention the status of women.Although women in the Warring States period were not as comfortable with ritual education as they were in the later Song Dynasty, they still had no status at all.

To put it bluntly, ordinary women are just tools for childbearing, and beautiful ones are just playthings of the rich and powerful, or means for the family to make profits.From commoners to nobles, and even to the emperor's family, everything is like this.In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were not many princesses who were used to make marriages between countries, and there were not many princesses who were used to win over nobles and talents.Meng Ying, the daughter of Duke Mu of Qin, the overlord of a generation, married three monarchs of the Jin Kingdom. Today, half of the princes and princes in the court of the Qin Kingdom are from Chu.

The Zhao family is considered a respectable and wealthy family in Handan, and the house also occupies several hectares of land.In other places, houses with several hectares of land are not uncommon, houses with land of tens of hectares are common, but in Handan City, with a large number of princes and nobles, it is not easy to have such a big house .

The boy walked around several corridors and walked into a relatively large house.The servant bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Master, Miss is back."

Sitting upright in the hall is an old man who is dressed in extraordinary clothes and whose beard is gradually graying. He seems to have passed the age of knowing his destiny.And there are two men in their 30s on the left and right sides of the hall.With a dignified appearance and an extraordinary appearance.

Hearing the boy's voice, the old man in the hall paused slightly for the hand that was about to pick up the letter on the table, then picked up the letter again, moved closer, and read it carefully.

The two middle-aged people in the hall moved differently, and the middle-aged man on the left side of the hall was like the old man in the hall, looking at the letter in front of him without making a sound, and writing and drawing on another blank letter from time to time painting.But the other one slowly put down the book in his hand, looked at the old man in the hall, and hesitated to speak.

"Crack!" From time to time, the crackling sound of oil lamps sounded in the room. The servant had been here for a long time, but he still bowed his body respectfully, not daring to show any impatience.

Finally, the middle-aged man on the right couldn't help but said: "Father, my little sister hasn't come for a long time, let her come in quickly, don't wait too long."

The old man in the hall shook the letter in his hand, still kept his eyes on the letter, and hummed lightly.

The middle-aged man showed a hint of joy, and said to the boy at the door: "Quickly invite the young lady to wait in the living room."

"Wei!" The servant replied, then bent over and retreated.

"Yue'er, you can go too." The old man in the hall said without emotion.

The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he heard that, he bowed to his father and elder brother and ran out.

After the middle-aged man ran out of the room, the already quiet room became even quieter.

In the study room, although the old man in the hall did not make a sound, his reading speed of the letter was obviously much slower.In the end, she still sighed, and said faintly: "Ling'er, you should go and have a look too. She came here a few days ago, and she came here again this time, there must be something more difficult."

Zhao Ling smiled slightly, put down the letter in his hand, got up slowly, bowed to the hall, and said respectfully: "Obey, father."

Looking at the eldest son who also walked out, Elder Zhao sighed again.He is a capable person. In just 30 years, he has already earned the current family business.At the same time, he also cherishes his eldest daughter, that is, Zhao Ji, because he hopes that her daughter will have a good home, so he gave her to a young talent named Lu Buwei.

At that time, when he saw Lu Buwei, a guard who was only thirty years old and also self-made, but already had a huge family fortune, he was shocked.It is even more certain that climbing to Lu Buwei will definitely bring more wealth and status to the Zhao family.

Facts have proved that his decision is correct.Lu Buwei doted on Zhao Ji very much, and incidentally gave the Zhao family a lot of benefits.At that time, Zhao Ji was only fifteen or sixteen years old, exactly the age of Huaichun, and she was also very in love with the young and talented Lu Buwei.

However, Mr. Zhao underestimated Lu Buwei's ambition and overestimated his love for Zhao Ji.Just a few months after Zhao Ji followed Lu Buwei, he sent Zhao Ji to Yiren, the son of Qin who was hostage to Zhao at that time, a powerless and unloved son of a concubine.

Zhao Ji once begged him, and Mr. Zhao also tactfully revealed a trace of dissatisfaction during a banquet.However, Lu Buwei is still Lu Buwei after all, with ambition and courage that ordinary people can't match.He didn't care about Zhao Ji's begging at all, let alone the opinion of Mr. Zhao, who was not as powerful as him.

Time always passed quickly, and within a year, Zhao Ji gave birth to a child of another person, namely Ying Zheng.A few years later, Yiren returned to Qin with the help of Lu Buwei.However, this became the beginning of a nightmare for Zhao Ji and the Zhao family.Without the help and care of Lu Buwei, the orphaned and widowed Zhao Ji mother and son are regarded as the best tools for revenge by the angry Zhao people. Life is miserable, and even the business of the Zhao family is deliberately made things difficult by the nobles of the Zhao country.

"Alas..." Mr. Zhao sighed, then stopped talking, and silently flipped through the accounting slips on the table.

When Zhao Ling came to the living room, Zhao Yue had already retreated from the servants and was chatting with Zhao Ji.Zhao Ji, who was in her twenties, smiled slightly, with a hint of joy in her eyes.

"Haha! I just said that big brother will come!" Zhao Yue inadvertently glanced at Zhao Ling at the door, said with a smile, and winked at Zhao Ji from time to time.

"Brother." Zhao Ji got up quickly and made a blessing to Zhao Ling.

Zhao Ling is not like Zhao Yue, who always reveals what he says, no matter when and where, he always has a calm and majestic expression.Zhao Yue, Zhao Ji and other members of the family all respect and fear him.

Zhao Ling walked forward slowly and sat down on the main seat.After a pause, he opened his mouth and said, "Father asked me to come."

Zhao Ji's body shook, she remained silent, and lowered her head looking down at the table.

Zhao Yue scratched his head unnaturally, and said, "Little sister, don't blame father, he has his difficulties..."

"Little sister knows!" Zhao Yue was interrupted by Zhao Ji before she finished speaking.

"Hey, it's good to know, it's good to know." Zhao Yue was not annoyed, but smiled awkwardly.

"Cough cough!" Zhao Ling, who was sitting in the hall, coughed twice, glanced at Zhao Yue, and said, "Little sister, brother, I know your difficulties. If you have any difficulties, I will try my best to help you."

After hearing Zhao Ling's words, Zhao Ji still lowered her head, and after a while she slowly said: "Brother, my younger sister has been taken care of by my father and elder brothers since my husband returned to the country, and my younger sister is very grateful. My younger sister thinks that others Wife, I shouldn’t have any extravagances at home. But my younger sister still has a son, who is now seven years old. According to the legal system of Qin State, there should be a husband who enlightens him at the age of five. Yesterday, Zheng’er studied with me, and my younger sister It is really hard to refuse in my heart. That's why I have the audacity to ask brother again today!"

The more Zhao Ji spoke, the more excited she became. At the end, her voice was trembling slightly.

Seeing Zhao Ji like this, Zhao Yue couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Hey, I thought what was the matter! The second brother took care of this matter, and I promise to find a good teacher for Zheng'er!"

"Boom! Boom!" Zhao Ling knocked on the table and glared at Zhao Yue.Zhao Yue shrank his head and sat down again.

"Don't worry, little sister, this is not difficult for a brother." Zhao Ling looked at Zhao Ji and said with a slight smile.

"That's right, with the strength of my elder brother's network, isn't this trivial matter easy to handle!" Zhao Yue said proudly, and flattered him by the way.

After all, Zhao Ji is a person who has experienced several years of ups and downs, she has already faded away from her original innocence, and she can hear the voice behind Zhao Ling's words.

"I don't know what's wrong with this big brother?" Zhao Ji asked in a low voice.

Zhao Ling smiled, but Zhao Yue was a little confused.I looked at my elder brother and immediately understood something. Doesn't "Brother Yu is not difficult" imply that it is difficult for you?
Zhao Yue was a little annoyed that Zhao Ling made things difficult for Zhao Ji, she just wanted to open her mouth, but she thought about the character of her eldest brother, and then closed her mouth again.

Zhao Ling looked at Zhao Yue who was about to speak, and nodded in satisfaction.This younger brother has finally improved a bit, and it is not in vain to spend his energy teaching him. Although he is still a bit reckless, it is quite different, and he knows how to use his brain.

"Little sister, don't worry too much. In fact, this matter is not difficult for you. On the contrary, there are many advantages." Zhao Ling still said with a smile on his face.

At this time, not only Zhao Yue was stupefied by the elder brother's statement, but even Zhao Ji, who had a long history of facts, was also a little confused.I really can't understand what my brother means.

"Brother, brother, don't you mean that the difficulty of this matter lies with Zheng'er?" Zhao Yue looked at Zhao Ling with a strange expression on his face.

"Brother, don't worry! I have already obtained my education, no matter how hard it is, Zheng'er will persevere. Even if he is too playful as a child, I will urge him!" Zhao Ji promised quickly, with determination and reluctance in her eyes flashed by.

Zhao Ling shook his head slightly, and said slowly: "Little sister is worrying too much. I said that the difficulty lies in Zheng'er, but it's not because I'm worried that Zheng'er is too playful and not good at learning."

"Why is that?" Zhao Yue couldn't hold back his temper and rushed to ask, while Zhao Ji also stared at Zhao Ling impatiently.

Zhao Ling said with a wry smile: "That gentleman has a strange temperament, and he values ​​people's aptitude and character very much. When I was studying in Qi State in the early years, I was only lucky enough to attend one class, but I benefited a lot from it."

(End of this chapter)